Background: Thyroid cancer (TC) is a common malignant tumor in the endocrine system. In recent years, the incidence and recurrence rates of TC have been raising due to increasing work pressure and irregular lifestyles. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is a specific parameter for thyroid function screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAutophagy has an important role in regulating tumor cell survival. However, the roles of autophagy-related genes (ARGs) during colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) progression and their prognostic value have remained elusive. The present study aimed to identify the correlation between ARGs and the progression of COAD, as well as the prognostic significance of ARGs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomechanical performance of a newly designed plate for treating posterolateral tibial plateau fractures was compared with three traditional internal fixation devices using finite element analysis (FEA) and biomechanical experiments. Forty synthetic tibias were used to create posterolateral shearing tibial fracture models, which were randomly assigned to groups A-D. The fragments were fixed with two 6.
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